Posts by slateboy

Quote from Burkhard

Most are simplfied versions of the usual effect types. The fixed noise gate is a new palm slicer noise gate. And the Air Chorus has an additional Mix parameter, which allows to blend it into a Vintage Chorus.

what would be the parameter-settings of this effect to closest match the sound of the vintage chorus? (yes have read the v13 addendum)

Does the mix-parameter affect more than just "the mix" ie does it influence the depth or rate or another hidden parameter that might be found in a regular chorus?

any one using the pyswitch with the v13 OS on their player?

Quote from tunetown

slateboy Yes i remember, and PySwitch evolved a lot since then, becoming more complete and easy to use....

About the downside: PySwitch is indeed developed in a way that adding further client device types would be kind of easy....and, if you just wanna control simpler devices with no feedback etc., you can use the new "Custom MIDI Message" action to send any arbitrary messages. However i did not try that with differing channels....but you could try.

i better rephrase that- when i say "downside" i meant that having the pyswitch firmware means committing to a dedicated kemper controller, at least for the time youre out on the road gigging, which far succeeds most of what the factory firmware could offer.

i'll be honest, i was a late-comer to the pyswitch firmware. Very reluctant and my first few attempts were not satisfactory so reverted back to the factory firmware. Initially it had a few issues and didnt cater for my needs- though did suit many people.

The cool thing is you can change between the original and pyswtich firmware anytime- its not a permanent commitment. I did see some user have BOTH on their midi captain and could boot to either but i cant comment further on that. (my solution was just to replace the contents of the midi captain when it appears as a USB drive on your pc/mac.

Anyhow....
after some chat with the developer tunetown he was very accommodating, supportive and open to new ideas to develop this further and my latter attempts (and learning) proved great with the pyswitch firmware. This guy deserves great respect- show your appreciation please.

THe only downside (i have) is that with the pyswitch firmware it will only work with the kemper. Again, not a terminal situation- If i wish to use it with any other gear i have to revert back, but as mentioned above, its only a few minutes job although not the sort of thing i'd want to be doing 5 minutes before i go on stage.

there you go! thanks. Makes sense now.

and i managed to quote myself for some bizarre reason. Maybe i should listen to myself too...

Quote from slateboy

Up till now, i have seen the application of a second noise gate as an FX slot (nice the new one doesnt eat up a slot) but that does allow the option to switch the effect on/off in tandem with a noisy/overdrive/gain type effect.

Admittedly, i have used multiple noise-gates in the past where i might be switching in an extra one for a high-gain (noisy) sound but as these are fixed FX (on the player) it seems they are either on or off, unless of course their parameters are controlled by morph, which isnt always the method of operation.

Up till now, i have seen the application of a second noise gate as an FX slot (nice the new one doesnt eat up a slot) but that does allow the option to switch the effect on/off in tandem with a noisy/overdrive/gain type effect.

Admittedly, i have used multiple noise-gates in the past where i might be switching in an extra one for a high-gain (noisy) sound but as these are fixed FX (on the player) it seems they are either on or off, unless of course their parameters are controlled by morph, which isnt always the case.

I am finding the double tracker, when both outputs are panned centre (summed), produces a different perceived level to that when they are panned hard L+R

Not usually an issue but where some engineers pan your L+R centre or, more commonly, where a mono auxilary bus (eg monitor send) sums the two channels this can present a apparent change of output level. Where the mix (stereo FOH and mono aux) may retain a set level, engaging the double-tracker can affect this.

Not sure what the algorithm is for this effect and its mono-compatibility but all effects, in fact all stereo sounds, should offer a similar output level whether run dual-mono or stereo.

I appreciate there may be a bit of phase-cancellation for effects that apply a small amount of delay to one side but, even still, there are widening FX that are mono-compaitble.

So with the new v 13 OS there is a noise gate in the fixedFX block in addition to the one that was already in the input section

What is the point of this and why would anyone need two noise gate?

this is not a moan, just curiosity and trying to understand the given signal chain.

Quote from Arek77

Are you refering to MidiCaptain?

If so what firmware are you using?

If one provided by manufacturer - forget it and go here PySwitch - An alternative, customizable firmware for PaintAudio MIDI Captain Controllers and never look back.

It is very easy to install and program it with web based interface.

All courtesy of maestro tunetown

Totally- the midi captain as it comes from the factory is great but highly configurable and most likely will benefit from some tweaks to get it to suit your needs. But adding the PySwitch firmware gives you something akin to a dedicated kemper controller still with highly configurable options to make it just how you want it.

This is what i could do with the factory firmware-

and this is what i can do with the pyswitch firmware

check out how a few others are using theirs

Quote from TheWolf2103

.... OS 13.0.1 is at "Release" state

i know- so that is what i am asking- who is gigging it?

Quote from nwmusic32

Just my two cents, but don't gig a beta version.

Totally agree.

Was just thinking, as v13 (non-beta) is very new, i like to let others go first before i take the plunge myself.

i think not having wifi (or bluetooth), or at least having to use an external wifi router is a good thing. One less thing to go wrong (two if you count the lack of bluetooth).

Given the non-change of the true-impedance input, it suggest that only the main CPU is upgraded on the mk 2. so, i'd assume, the input circuit is the same hardware.

DId anyone notice the EQ button had disappeared too? With the liquid-EQ being a major feature i would have thought that button could have been reinstated and put to good use.

Nice to know the original remote is compatible, again, an indication that just the main CPU has been the change.

Did someone mention the taboo matter of tap-tempo led flashing fix....

Again, when can we have a multi-select option for The Profiler Model referred to in this thread is ... * (and now extra options for the MK 2 units)

Anyhow, like the title says, who has gone so far as to use the latest OS in a live/working environment ?

I got a fly gig in a few weeks time and although i could make use of the new extra "fixed FX" on my player i am just holding off as we have only recently left the beta-stage of OS 13.

The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese

Quote from tunetown

Config seems fine….do you have the correct polarity in your pedal? The MC needs the reversed one ( slateboy had checked this out more closely, also in this thread somewhere)….

here you go-

Post

RE: MIDI captain programming question with player

[…]

the midi captain TRS expression jack-sockets are wired non-standard.

where regular expression pedals are wired T=wiper/pot, R=hot, S=GND the midi captain needs T & R swapping, so wired: T=hot, S=wiper/pot, S=GND

you may well need to rewire your cable accordingly. I had to for mine

slateboy

March 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM

it literally was a stumble through first attempt that could have been done in half the time. It didnt take long (on subsequent attempts) to achieve exactly what i wanted, following some great support and updates from the developer.

Quote from Dorcia

Man this would solve so many problems! Maybe I overlooked it but can someone give me instructions on how to install this to my midi captain? I have both the 6 button mini and the ten button. Thank you so much for your work. If you have a donation link I would love to donate for your effort!

this may help-

i might be overthinking this but i'd be cautious in how much info there is on the display for two main reasons.

• its a small screen and how useful is that tiny-text in a real gig situation when you are stood (not an issue for home use)
• the extra data flowing and screen update demands could compromise operation.

In my experience, having the wah/volume display update in realtime on the screen compromised the control of the audio effects. useful for visual purposes but not suitable for audio/performing (glitchy and stepped sounds)

I guess the best thing to do is try and it and if it suits your needs then so be it.

Quote from NickMrChaos

There's an issue with the Kemper Toaster and the pyswitch that causes the boot to crash when the leds are enabled. Tunetown disabled the leds during the boot sequence in this custom script, but there is no other difference from the regular code I think.

Do you mean the kemper crashes or the pyswitch crashes?

Quote from seve

tunetown first of all thanks for the project and the help. After about a month that I'm using PySwitch v2.4.2 (your modified controller.py file see #387) with MC10 connected usb to Kemper Head, everything works but I noticed these problems. 1) maximum slot that I can change with switch: 4. If I increase the number of slots: 5 or 6 after a while of use it comes out error it freezes and I have to restart. 2) I noticed a strong latency during the performance change.
Thanks

please remind us again why you have the modified controller.py script and its altered function (for the benefit of us that are not python literate)

does your unit work ok with the standard controller.py file?